NIDERA IS NOW SYNGENTA 1988: Foundation - Sunflower development program; - Acquisition of Venado Tuerto facility. 1989: - Acquisition of Asgrow Seeds; - First long-cycle undetermined variety was launched. 1992/1996: - Introduction of high- performance hybrid corn seeds in Argentina; - Acquisition of La Ballenera facility; - First soybean varieties with sulfonyurea resistance and RR in Argentina. 1998/2003: - Enters Paraguay and Uruguay Markets; - First Clearfield® hybrid in the market including glyphosate resistance; - Venado Tuerto facility expansion. 2005: - Acquisition of Bayer Brazilian seeds operations; - First GMO varieties in Paraguay. 2008/20015: - NA 5009 RR, the most planted soybean variety in Argentina; - Sunflower germplasm licensing in Europe. 2014: - COFCO announces acquisition of a majority stake in Nidera; - NA 5909 RR recognized as the most planted soybean variety in Brazil. 2017: Syngenta announces acquisition of Nidera Seeds. Webpages: https://www.syngenta.com/